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Compare water(H20) to a single atom of oxygen(O) . is each an element or a compound explain

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compound

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A compound is composed of two or more different elements combined together. Water is made up of 2 atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen combined together. Water is therefore made up of two separate elements, which makes it a compound.

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